Horizon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

the line where the earth seems to meet the sky : the apparent junction of earth and sky sailing toward the horizon ; c · range of perception or experience broaden ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut horizon noun SaveWord ho·​ri·​zon |\hə-ˈrī-zᵊn \ Definitionofhorizon 1a :thelinewheretheearthseemstomeetthesky:theapparentjunctionofearthandsky sailingtowardthehorizon b :thegreatcircleonthecelestialsphereformedbytheintersectionofthecelestialspherewithaplanetangenttotheearth'ssurfaceatanobserver'sposition—seeazimuthillustration c :rangeofperceptionorexperience broadenyourhorizons d :somethingthatmightbeattained openingupnewhorizonsinthefieldofcancerresearch 2a geology :anaturalsoillayerdepositedataparticulartimeusuallyidentifiedbydistinctivefossils b geology :anyofthereasonablydistinctlayersofsoiloritsunderlyingmaterialinaverticalsectionofland c anthropology :aculturalareaorlevelofdevelopmentindicatedbyseparatedgroupsofartifacts OtherWordsfromhorizon MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContaininghorizon LearnMoreAbouthorizon OtherWordsfromhorizon horizonal \ hə-​ˈrī-​zᵊn-​əl \ adjective ExamplesofhorizoninaSentence Wesailedtowardthehorizon. Thesunroseslowlyovertheeasternhorizon. Thesediscoverieshaveopenedupnewhorizonsinthefieldofcancerresearch. RecentExamplesontheWeb Withnomajormoviesonthehorizon,thesummerslowdownhascontinuedattheboxoffice. — JordanMoreau,Variety,19Aug.2022 KnockonwoodforApplethatthere’snotanothercoronaviruswaveonthehorizon. — ChloeBerger,Fortune,19Aug.2022 Shippingofficialssaidaslowdownincargoesmaybeonthehorizon. — PaulBerger,WSJ,17Aug.2022 Theweekendhadbeenfilledwithfamily,foodandlotsofloveandhugs—butwaswindingdownandafreshstarttoanewweekwasonthehorizon. — DatelineNbc,NBCNews,17Aug.2022 Withtheendofsummeronthehorizon,thefashionmindnaturallyturnstothetransitionalseason—themomentbetweenthedogdaysofsummerandautumn'ssweaterweatherwhenthecoolingweatherushersinpeaklayeringseason. — LaurenHubbard,Town&Country,16Aug.2022 Nearly60%ofAmericanshadbeeninfectedwithCOVIDasofthisspring;withwinteronthehorizon,therecouldn’tbeabettertimeforthemedicalcommunitytolandonasuccessfulvaccineresponseintendedspecificallyfornewvariants. — EmmaSpecter,Vogue,15Aug.2022 Appleislookingintosignificantlyrampingupitsadsbusiness,accordingtoBloombergreporterMarkGurman,andhasalreadyinternallyexploredaddingadstotheiPhone'sMapsapp,withotherpotentialexpansionsalsoonthehorizon. — SamuelAxon,ArsTechnica,15Aug.2022 Therearetwofactorsonthehorizonthatwilllikelymakethischallengeevenmoredifficulttoaddress:the2022holidayseasonandanimpendingrecession. — SanjayBrahmawar,Forbes,15Aug.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'horizon.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContaininghorizon artificialhorizon Ahorizon Chorizon Bhorizon onthehorizon gyrohorizon eventhorizon cloudonthehorizon thehorizon artificialhorizon Ahorizon Chorizon Bhorizon onthehorizon gyrohorizon eventhorizon cloudonthehorizon thehorizon SeeMore FirstKnownUseofhorizon 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a HistoryandEtymologyforhorizon MiddleEnglishorizon,fromLateLatinhorizont-,horizon,fromGreekhorizont-,horizōn,frompresentparticipleofhorizeintobound,define,fromhorosboundary;perhapsakintoLatinurvumcurvedpartofaplow LearnMoreAbouthorizon Sharehorizon PosttheDefinitionofhorizontoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofhorizononTwitter TimeTravelerforhorizon Thefirstknownuseofhorizonwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearhorizon Horite horizon horizonblue SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforhorizon LastUpdated 23Aug2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Horizon.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horizon.Accessed24Aug.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforhorizon horizon noun ho·​ri·​zon |\hə-ˈrī-zᵊn \ KidsDefinitionofhorizon 1 :thelinewheretheearthorseaseemstomeetthesky 2 :thelimitofaperson'soutlookorexperience Readingbroadensourhorizons. MorefromMerriam-Websteronhorizon Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsforhorizon Nglish:TranslationofhorizonforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofhorizonforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleabouthorizon WORDOFTHEDAY glitch SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary ChallengingWordsYouShouldKnow Oftenusedtodescribe“themarchoftime,”whatdoesinexorablemean? Unpredictable Swift Relentless Slow Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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